Automobile Accidents

• Two 16-year Olds Lose Their Lives Behind the Wheel

  Eddie Farah | May 24, 2007 4:26 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  I've had a discussion with other parents lately.Doesn't 16 seem too young to have the responsibility of driving an automobile? Don't 16-year olds today seem younger than they were in my time? (Now I'm sounding like an old guy).But really, not only do children stay dependent on their parents a bit longer these days, perhaps because of financial necessity, but the roads are meaner and more...

• Father Backs SUV Over Child, Kills Him

  Eddie Farah | May 21, 2007 3:45 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  It has happened again and I'd like every person who drives an SUV in Jacksonville to be aware of this because it is happening too often!Once again, this time a parent, has been unable to see past the large blind spots created by a sports utility vehicle (SUV) and once again a child is the victim.This time it happened in Lauderhill, Florida.10-year old Jair Harris was killed while riding his...

• 270,000 Chrysler Vans Recalled With Faulty Airbag Problems

  Eddie Farah | May 20, 2007 2:38 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  DaimlerChrysler is recalling 270,958 minivans in the United States to fix faulty air bag sensors. Corrosion may be causing some air bags not to deploy when needed.Those on the list are the 2005 Town and Country and Dodge Caravan minivans. Check the company's website and put in your vin number to see if your vehicle is affected.The problem seems to be pervasive in states that use large amounts...

• Young Women Catch Up To Men in Auto Crashes & Seatbelt Injuries

  Eddie Farah | May 17, 2007 2:10 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Consider it a sign of modern times.You've seen them dashing in and out of traffic and tailing someone's bumper on the streets of Jacksonville. Young female drivers are catching up to their male counterparts in many ways--not all of them positive. A study out of the University of California, Irvine, shows that over a ten year period, young female drivers began catching up with male drivers in...

• Ford Explorer Rollover in St Johns County Kills One

  Eddie Farah | May 15, 2007 8:32 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Every year the list of the top safest cars is issued. And every year the Ford Explorer SUV fails to make the list.A Palm Coast man's death is just the latest example of why the vehicle is still too top heavy to avoid a rollover in an accident. 44-year old James Alan Fowler of Palm Coast was travelling north on I-95 last week just before midnight. Witnesses say the vehicle swerved and the...

• Mother Causes Disturbance on School Bus

  Eddie Farah | May 12, 2007 8:07 AM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  It was a normal morning ride to Booker T. Washington Elementary School in Tampa. That is until the bus driver opened the doors and let in a mother and her two daughters. Then all hell broke loose.Shayla Muldrow was caught on a school bus videotape. First she asked the driver which girl slapped her daughter.At that point the driver should have been on notice that this woman was up to no good. ...

• PIP Due To Sunset After Lobbyists Clash in Legislature

  Eddie Farah | May 11, 2007 12:29 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  It was a long fought fight. The Senate this legislative session had come up with a four year extention to PIP (Personal Injury Protection) that provides $10,000 in hospital coverage when drivers are involved in an auto accident, even when they don't have medical insurance. But the lobbyists for insurance companies fought back arguing that PIP is full of fraud and anyone can claim injuries.In...

• Cops Behaving Badly in Tampa

  Eddie Farah | May 09, 2007 10:25 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  I would hope that law enforcement in Jacksonville would be more understanding than this officer who's been accused of abusing his authority.He doesn't have much of an excuse, it was all caught on videotape. Melissa Langston was clocked going 63 in a 35 mile per hour zone. On the videotape you can see her relief when the officer pulls her over. Finally she can get an escort to the hospital...

• Tire Blowout Collision Plunges Woman Off Dames Point

  Eddie Farah | May 05, 2007 12:06 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  "I'm Lucky!"That is the understatement of the year after Arlene Payan flew off the Dames Point Bridge after she and her disabled car were hit by a Hummer. Someone was watching over this 21-year old that day. First her Celica had a blowout as she entered the bridge heading south Thursday morning.She pulled the car over to the right side of the main span as far as she could because her tires were...

• May is Time to Focus on Avoiding Motorcycle Accidents

  Eddie Farah | May 03, 2007 1:54 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  There is no freedom like being on a motorcycle--at least that's what my friends say.But with one in ten U.S. traffic accidents that lead to death involving a motorcycle, May is the month formotorcycle safety. Maybe because of it's proximity to Daytona, the Jacksonville area sees alot of motorcycle accidents.In 2005-- the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that 4,553...